FIXINGS
First Claim
1. A fixing member, the fixing member being adherable in use to a substrate part to fix a fixed part to the substrate part, the fixing member comprising:
- a base; and
a fixing formation on a top side of the base, the fixing formation being complementary to another fixing member of the fixing, the base having a concavity in its underside for accommodating adhesive for adhering it to the substrate part in use; and
at least one stop on its underside for stopping its approach to the substrate, whereby on application of the base to the substrate with the interposition of adhesive therebetween, the adhesive will spread to a thickness determined, when the stop is in contact with the substrate, by the depth of the concavity.
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Abstract
A fixing member, for adhering in use to a substrate part to fix a fixed part to the substrate part (110), comprises: a base (105); and a fixing formation (104) on a top side of the base, the fixing formation (104) being complementary to another fixing member (103) of the fixing. The base (105) has a concavity in its underside for accommodating adhesive for adhering it to the substrate part (110) in use; and at least one stop on its underside for stopping its approach to the substrate. On application of the base (105) to the substrate (110) with the interposition of adhesive therebetween, the adhesive will spread to a thickness determined, when the stop is in contact with the substrate, by the depth of the concavity.
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53 Claims
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1. A fixing member, the fixing member being adherable in use to a substrate part to fix a fixed part to the substrate part, the fixing member comprising:
- a base; and
a fixing formation on a top side of the base, the fixing formation being complementary to another fixing member of the fixing, the base having a concavity in its underside for accommodating adhesive for adhering it to the substrate part in use; and
at least one stop on its underside for stopping its approach to the substrate, whereby on application of the base to the substrate with the interposition of adhesive therebetween, the adhesive will spread to a thickness determined, when the stop is in contact with the substrate, by the depth of the concavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 49, 50, 51, 52)
- a base; and
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13. A fixing member comprising a base for adhering to a substrate and a fixing formation projecting from an upper surface of the base, wherein the base comprises a sheet of reinforcing material which comprises a plurality of substantially straight filaments extending parallel to each other, with an aperture therethrough where the filaments around the aperture follow a curved path around the aperture.
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19. A fixing member comprising a base for adhering to a substrate and a fixing formation projecting from the top of the base, and a plurality of reinforcing filaments incorporated in at least one of the base and the fixing formation.
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26. A fixing member comprising a base for adhering to a substrate and a fixing formation projecting from the top of the base, wherein at least a part of the base is formed of metal and has a grit blasted surface.
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32. A method of adhering a fixing to a substrate, the method comprising:
- providing a fixing member comprising;
a base; and
a fixing formation on a top side of the base, the base having a concavity in its underside and at least one stop on its underside for stopping its approach to the substrate;
placing adhesive between the underside of the base and the substrate, and pushing the base onto the substrate until the stop contacts the substrate, and curing the adhesive in the concavity. - View Dependent Claims (53)
- providing a fixing member comprising;
- 36. A method of producing a fixing, the method comprising forming the fixing comprising a base with a fixing formation projecting from the top side of the base and a concavity in the underside of the base, and grit blasting the underside of the base so as to form recesses therein for receiving adhesive.
- 46. An adhesive profiling tool for use with a fixing comprising a base and a stem, the tool comprising retaining means arranged to retain the clip on the stem so that it is rotatable about the stem, and a profiling portion arranged to extend outwards from the stem over the base in use so that it can be rotated about the stem to profile adhesive which is present around the base.
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